Making Specification Safer: The BBA and NBS
24 March 2025
See how a partnership between the BBA, RIBA & NBS helps heighten safety standards from the earlie...
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The EU Construction Products Regulations 2024 and Digital Product Passports
07 May 2025
This article is about the rules concerning placing construction products on the market in the United Kingdom. It has been written in light of the EU Construction Product Regulations 2024 (CPR 2024) being publ...
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Latest Product Developments in NBS Source
12 March 2025
At NBS, we’re committed to continuous improvement, ensuring our platform evolves to meet the need...
Top Five Takeaways from the NBS 'Unlocking the Secrets of Specification' event
13 February 2025
At the end of January, architects and construction product manufacturers gathered for an insightf...
How to create a marketing strategy around specification
11 December 2024
Creating a specification-focused marketing strategy helps construction manufacturers engage archi...
Construction Leader’s Summit 2024 Event Recap
31 October 2024
Revisit the Construction Leader’s Summit 2024 event and get up to date with the industry’s key ev...
Construction Leader’s Summit 2024: Five Key Takeaways
16 October 2024
Discover the biggest topics at the Construction Leader’s Summit 2024 to stay ahead of the industr...
An Introduction to AI for Construction Manufacturers
18 September 2024
In terms of technological developments that have impacted the construction industry, few things h...
Understanding the specification process: A specifier’s perspective
29 August 2024
Get an inside perspective into how NBS software supports specifiers during projects and how manuf...
How manufacturers can support specifiers – roundtable event
28 August 2024
NBS recently hosted a roundtable discussion in London to talk to manufacturers about industry tre...
Creating Engaging CPD materials
19 June 2024
Discover how to create engaging CPD materials that captivate and educate. In this article, Joni T...
The role of a specification in ensuring design intent
28 May 2024
Manufacturers who strive to better understand and facilitate an architect’s design process will b...
15 reasons why specifications are still important
03 May 2024
Digital tools have transformed the specification process. Manufacturers who can understand and ad...
CPD for architects in the UK has increased in importance and rigour
17 April 2024
Both the professional chartered body for architects in the UK – RIBA – and the regulatory body – ...
Quantum Flooring Accessories: How engaging CPD can lead to specification success
26 March 2024
At the 2023 RIBA CPD Forum, Tim Hayes, Specification & Marketing Manager at Quantum Flooring Acce...
Continued growth for MMC and off-site construction, despite setbacks in modular housing
13 February 2024
Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) can have a broad meaning, with a wide range of associated te...
Building Safety: The Time To Act Is Now
13 February 2024
Recap Dame Judith Hackitt’s excellent speech on upcoming changes to the Building Safety Act and w...
NBS' 2023 Wrapped
20 December 2023
From industry-leading research and events to exciting new product developments to continually del...
A look back at the NBS Construction Leaders’ Summit 2023
18 October 2023
A day after the summit, NBS Innovation Director Dr Stephen Hamil reflects on what we learned from...
How to raise brand awareness with RIBA CPD
28 July 2023
Find out how RIBA-accredited CPD can help you raise brand awareness and stand out from your compe...
Display your sustainability content on NBS Source
19 June 2023
Specifiers want to know the sustainability credentials of your products as part of their decision...